FALSELY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

falsely

adverb

Definition of falsely

as in deceitfully

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Recent Examples of falsely Ahmed, Ghedi, and their co-conspirators falsely claimed to be serving 2,000 to 3,000 children each day, according to court documents. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026 So far, no cinema chains have seemingly gone along with the boycott (NewsCord falsely reported one was going to ban the film, then retracted the claim). — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors say Castro also falsely accused Sosa-Celis and another man of attacking an ICE officer with a broom handle and a snow shovel. — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Castro is charged in Minnesota with assault and falsely reporting a crime in the January 14 shooting of 24-year-old Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. — CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Love met the women online through dating apps, while Chan falsely posed as Love's financial adviser. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Raymond’s complaint alleges Miranda continued taking dogs and collecting fees from shelters while killing some of the animals already in his care and, in some cases, falsely reporting that they had been adopted. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The investments actually resulted in big losses, and Dillman falsely told investors that Block Bits cryptocurrency trading had led to significant profits, authorities said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 The report falsely suggests that any group opposed to American intervention in Cuba is an imminent threat to the United States. — Anne Garland Mahler, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsely

Adverb

Jacob goes to Isaac with this hairy disguise, deceitfully announces himself as Esau, and obtains his father’s blessing—much to the chagrin of his brother.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.

— Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of deceitfully

Adverb

This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
In that lawsuit, State Farm said that the record only showed a disagreement over the cause of roof damage, and that there was no evidence the company had acted dishonestly.

— Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of dishonestly

Adverb

The midfielder is a deceptively good long passer, opening the door for more attacking transitions that United’s forwards relish.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
That quote, like so much of what made Dolly Parton an American icon, was deceptively simple – uncomplicated on its face but profound and deeply moving beneath the surface.

— Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of deceptively

Adverb

The rear view resolves nicely with two tidily tucked exhaust tips and artfully sculpted surfacing.

— Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
This shift inspires a fresh collection of cocktail ideas, artfully blending vibrant summer fruits like pineapple, peach, and grapefruit with autumnal notes of cranberry and maraschino cherry.

— John Kell, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of artfully

Adverb

The circular nature of many financing deals has raised concerns that demand for AI may be artificially inflated.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Such swings typically indicate price cycling, where stations artificially lower prices against competitors and briefly hike the price to recoup lost income.

— News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of artificially

Adverb

In her depiction of the exhausting vigilance this reality required, through a second-person voice cannily implicating her reader, Rankine created a new language to identify a problem as old as the United States.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Shein, which built its empire—seemingly overnight—on $5 tops and $10 dresses that cannily kept pace with rapidly shifting trends, did not respond to a request for comment.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of cannily

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